drape off

verb

To extend as if hanging like a drape.

“The long tail of sales drapes off without dropping off.”

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Meanings

verbdrape off (third-person singular simple present drapes off, present participle draping off, simple past and past participle draped off)

present singular third person drapes off · participle present draping off · participle past draped off · past draped off

  1. ambitransitiveTo extend as if hanging like a drape.

    Streams cut through open plains draping off the mountain ridge.

  2. intransitiveTo reduce in amplitude.

    The long tail of sales drapes off without dropping off.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drape off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drape%20off.

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